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2006Final results

2006 election for Hawaii Senate District 9

Hawaii State Senate · Hawaii

Les Ihara (D) won with 77.3% of the vote, defeating Gladys Gerlich Hayes (R) by 54.6 points.

Les IharaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.3%11,599
22.7%3,408
15,007 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2006

Races before and after

EvenD+39.31996D+22.12000D+36.82002D+54.62006D+42.52010R+20.32012

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET